RCI vs MANU vs BCE Stock Comparison

Rogers Communications, Manchester United and Bce Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RCI Rogers Communications Inc
$31.31 -0.4% 1M -21.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.00B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.37B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
2 wins
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.78 +1.5% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
BCE Bce Inc
$20.03 -2.7% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.61B
P/E
3.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
0.10%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bce leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bce 7, Rogers Communications 2, Manchester United 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRCIMANUBCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.00B $3.61B $18.61B BCE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x -62.3x 3.7x BCE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x — 11.1x RCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +5.5% +2.2% RCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% -6.4% 22.7% BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 2.6% 20.9% BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 2.4x 2.1x BCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.7% +16.2% -15.0% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +5.0%/yr -17.2%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 33.5% 22.0% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 46/100 69/100 BCE

Percentile Scorecard

RCIMANUBCE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisRCIMANUBCE
Valuation 85 #8 of 49 30 #31 of 44 71 #15 of 49
Growth 46 #25 of 45 76 #11 of 43 61 #18 of 45
Profitability 71 #14 of 45 51 #21 of 42 93 #4 of 45
Financial Health 35 #32 of 49 26 #35 of 47 44 #28 of 49
Shareholder Returns 58 #16 of 37 – 78 #9 of 37
Overall 59 46 69
  • RCI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodRCIMANUBCESPY
1 month -0.4%+1.5%-2.7% +0.9%
3 months -10.1%-11.1%-10.3% +5.9%
6 months -13.7%+18.7%-13.9% +8.5%
Year to date -17.0%+30.5%-15.9% +13.3%
1 year -21.7%+16.2%-15.0% +12.4%
3 years -14.8%+17.5%-45.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.2%+5.5%-18.3% +23.5%
5 years -32.8%+27.6%-61.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.6%+5.0%-17.2% +11.0%
10 years -21.9%+36.3%-55.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.4%+3.1%-7.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRCIMANUBCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%33.5%22.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%32.0%23.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.68-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.750.48-0.68 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.3%-54.5%-68.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-14.1%-24.3% -0.9%
52-week high $40.97$24.19$26.45 $779.14
52-week low $29.79$15.20$18.79 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleRCIMANUBCE
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 11.6x -61.9xmedian 16.8x 3.7xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.1x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 6.8x 13.0xmedian 10.2x 3.5xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 6.3x 9.9xmedian 11.2x -8.7xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 18.2xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.11median 0.24 3.66median 0.44 0.08median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsRCIMANUBCE
Revenue $16.37B $909.31M $21.97B
Gross profit $7.23B -$21.12M $18.64B
Operating income $6.95B $30.28M $9.82B
Net income $733.46M -$57.81M $4.68B
Free cash flow $6.69B $363.93M -$2.14B
EPS (diluted) $1.24 $-0.34 $5.37
Cash & equivalents $2.22B $89.13M $335.70M
Total debt $120.01B $3.96B $29.40B
Shares (diluted) 541.00M 172.43M 929.10M
Enterprise value $11.59B $3.27B $16.73B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricRCIMANUBCE
P/E 25.2x -61.9x 3.7x
P/FCF 2.5x 9.9x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 14.3x 3.0x
P/S 1.0x 4.0x 0.9x
P/B 1.5x 18.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -1.8x 18.2x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 13.0x 3.5x
EV/EBIT 6.5x 146.8x 4.9x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 4.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF 6.7x 12.2x -22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 17.5x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.11 3.66 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRCIMANUBCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 5.5% 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 5.2% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 24.6% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% 223.3% -10.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 62.2% 87.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -85.0% -36.0% 1,063%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -19.1% 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.3% -35.3% 1,649%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.1% -16.9% 44.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% 128.3% -7.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 22.8% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 141.3% -144.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 34.6% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRCIMANUBCE
Gross margin 44.2% -2.3% 84.8%
EBITDA margin 63.8% 37.6% 62.9%
Operating margin 42.4% 3.3% 44.7%
Pretax margin 7.8% -7.0% 52.5%
Net margin 4.1% -6.4% 22.7%
FCF margin 40.9% 40.0% -9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 27.8% 28.6%
Return on equity 6.3% -26.5% 31.0%
Return on assets 1.1% -2.8% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 2.6% 20.9%
Return on capital employed 13.3% 2.5% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x -4.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRCIMANUBCE
Debt / assets 46.7% 44.5% 51.5%
Debt / equity 2.6x 4.6x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 2.4x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 2.5x -13.7x
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 90.3% 70.6%
Equity / assets 17.9% 9.7% 29.4%
Interest coverage 4.4x 0.5x 10.5x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.97 1.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRCIMANUBCE
Dividend yield 6.4% – 8.2%
Net buyback yield – – -0.5%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 0.0% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -89.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 146.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 34.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusRCIMANUBCE
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 – 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.46FY2026 $-0.18FY2027 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 – -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% – -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.02BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027 $18.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.0%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% -6.0% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRCIMANUBCE
Held by institutions – 17.1% 48.1%
Institutions holding – 125 394
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.0% +5.3%
Institutions buying – 63 184
Institutions selling – 30 130
Buyers to sellers – 2.10 1.42

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

RCIMANUBCE
RCI 1.00 0.11 0.49
MANU 0.11 1.00 0.12
BCE 0.49 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RCI, MANU and BCE?

Bce (BCE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rogers Communications (RCI) $17.00B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.61B, Bce (BCE) $18.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, RCI, MANU and BCE?

Bce (BCE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rogers Communications (RCI) 25.3x, Manchester United (MANU) -62.3x, Bce (BCE) 3.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rogers Communications (RCI) is cheapest (Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.0x, Bce (BCE) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rogers Communications (RCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rogers Communications (RCI) +8.8%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Bce (BCE) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Rogers Communications (RCI) 4.1%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Bce (BCE) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (Rogers Communications (RCI) 9.6%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Bce (BCE) 20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Rogers Communications (RCI) -21.7%, Manchester United (MANU) +16.2%, Bce (BCE) -15.0%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Rogers Communications (RCI) -7.6%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.0%/yr, Bce (BCE) -17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rogers Communications (RCI) 0.00%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%, Bce (BCE) 0.10%. Rogers Communications (RCI) and Manchester United (MANU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Rogers Communications (RCI) 29.1%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.5%, Bce (BCE) 22.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RCI, MANU and BCE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bce (BCE) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.